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  1. army RN - deployment

    a few questions: im a 66H LT in the army. thinking about volunteering for deployment. never been deployed before. 1. what is the FASTEST way to get deployed? 2. any way to choose where i get deployed...
  2. army RN - deployment

    active duty since mar 2010, assigned to crdamc fort hood since june 2010. been in the pacu the past 6
  3. i am attending oblc march 29. i am a new grad nurse and i have never been in the military before. i DO NOT want to be "that guy" at oblc and stick out because ive never been in the army before. i am a...
  4. do not volunteer for
  5. the army moves your stuff for you and holds it at fort hood while youre at bolc and then you schedule it to be moved once you find a place. i tried the same thing, i wanted to live in austin and had...
  6. i am in the process of researching grad school programs for informatics. I am looking specifically at the Univ of Illinois at Chicago distance program. im an army nurse so i cant do the traditional...
  7. i am a third year bsn student. i have taken my physical, completed the app packet, and am commissioning soon. i graduate in december so i have some time to ask questions... can anyone help answer some...
  8. March BOLC!

    yes, theres a registration link on the alpha site and at the end of my registration it said report on march 25. i can only assume that is a mistake. ill be there mar 29 also
  9. March BOLC!

    My actual orders say mar 29 also, but when I completed th bolc registration on one of those links in the site you mentioned it said to report on mar 25.
  10. March BOLC!

    Hey I registered for bolc on that site and it said the report date was march 25...? Did you get that as well? I'm driving out from
  11. March BOLC!

    ill be there too. reporting to fort hood after. thanks for the link! where did you find out about it? i feel like i should have known about that...? lol. there is a facebook group for our class if...
  12. Just received assignment....

    congrats! i just got my official orders this week. i will be going to march 29 oblc and im assigned to fort hood. best of
  13. OBLC March/ I got my orders!!!!!!!

    i requested membership as well, very cool! i am still waiting for my official orders... definitely a lesson in patience lol see you
  14. No I am from San Diego and love to surf and I wanted anything on the west coast or Hawaii lol but I'm pretty sure it boils down to whatever is available when you are ready to be assigned. I believe if...
  15. Congrats and best of luck. I had those exact same three choices lol and when I passed boards they simply gave me a choice of 4 duty stations none of which were on my list... Hopefully those...
  16. i am in the same boat. however i am commissioning into the army for my first 3 years of nursing. but generally speaking, in order to get into a crna program you need a couple years of ICU experience,...
  17. ARMY Critical Care Nursing full?????

    Ya I wad just referring to the perceptions and attitudes of instructors etc... Just
  18. ARMY Critical Care Nursing full?????

    perhaps but that guy was not stating anything worth sharing other than the fact that he is bitter and unhappy. there is nothing to be learned from that post. i would love to hear some of the perceived...
  19. Medically disqualified

    ok so originally i had gone to meps in LA and made the mistake of telling them i had eczema as a child, afterwhich they attempted to tell me that was a "chronic" condition and i was therefore...
  20. ARMY Critical Care Nursing full?????

    rose, i had one more quick question. i have a full sleeve tattoo on my right arm and a couple on my left arm. were there any other tatted officers in oblc? is that a negative point there? no big deal...
  21. Thank you Carolinapooh. I definitely have an increased level of anxiety as the oblc deadline approaches and the advice and support from people who have been there before means a lot.
  22. Obviously I don't plan on sticking out in a negative way or being brash or anything like that. I'm Doug this because I want to serve my country and I think the army will help me to become the best...
  23. wow thanks for the info!! one more question: my recruiter told me i can stay in temporary housing at fort hood for up to 6 months for free while i am searching for a place to live, and that i will...
  24. thanks!! keep in
  25. rose, thanks so much for the information. everything you are saying is about what i am expecting more or less. i was told that it could be up to 2 years before i attend my course, although i am very...